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Why Russia is Due a Financial Crisis
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Recent reports suggest that the Kremlin has been forcing banks to lend money to war-related companies in order to downplay the cost of the war; a move which could cause a major credit crunch. So how risky is this to the Russian economy and Putin’s regime?
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Sources:
1 – https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/osw-commentary/2024-11-22/russias-budget-2025-war-above-all
2 – https://navigatingrussia.substack.com/p/russias-hidden-war-debt
3 – https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/inflation-cpi
4 – https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-345-a-house-of-cards-russias
00:00 Introduction
01:33 The Kremlin’s “Soft Loans”
04:23 How Bad is this for Putin?
07:27 Brilliant (Sponsor)
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Serbia’s New Government Explained
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In this video, we’ll explain Serbia’s new Student List government; what they’re aiming to achieve; and whether they can reverse more than a decade of Vučić’s legacy.
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Sources:
Student List reform programme
https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/izbori26/studentski-plan-studenti-program-lista/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_List#Programme
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/student-list-focus-on-cleaning-up-serbia-corruption
https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/student-list-programme-prosecutorial-police-lustration-free-school-textbooks-cheaper-medicines/
Serbia: the world’s cleverest parliament?
https://www.science.org/content/article/serbia-just-elected-world-s-brainiest-parliament?
2026 Serbian election
https://youtu.be/Vy5Rh-f8dFg?si=cornHtl4ETLad506
https://balkaninsight.com/2026/10/26/student-list-wins-outright-majority-in-serbian-parliamentary-polls/bi/
Student List potential candidates for prime minister
https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-student-list-serbia-leader-prime-minister-elections/33884518.html
Head of Serbia’s public broadcaster resigns
https://balkaninsight.com/2026/10/29/serbias-public-broadcaster-rts-faces-uncertainty-as-director-general-resigns/bi/
Police officers arrested after protest violence
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/04/serbia-officers-protesters
Serbia education spending
https://serbia-business.eu/serbia-spends-3-46-of-gdp-on-education-below-eu-average/
https://geofactbook.com/countries/serbia/education-expenditure
Serbian healthcare system
https://www.bmj.com/content/395/bmj-2026-101326
https://www.nin.rs/english/news/94843/introducing-night-shifts-but-there-are-not-enough-doctors-for-the-first-two-shifts
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Healthcare_personnel_statistics_-_physicians
Analysis
https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/en/cp_article/after-the-elections-in-serbia-the-new-reality-and-challenges-of-political-transition/
https://freedomhouse.org/article/after-election-revitalizing-serbian-democracy-and-lessons-opposition-victory
https://balkaninsight.com/2026/11/03/post-vucic-serbia-will-reengage-with-europe-but-it-will-not-be-a-honeymoon/bi/
0:00 Serbia’s New Government Explained
8:09 Sponsor
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Why This French Politician Is Suddenly Everywhere
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If you’ve never heard of David Lisnard, you must’ve not been living in Cannes for the past ten years. Nonetheless, this relatively unknown politician is now vying for the top French position. So, in this video, we’re taking a look at who is David Lisnard and why is he rising in the polls.
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David Lisnard programme: https://www.unenouvelleenergie.fr/notre-programme/
Social media numbers: https://www.loupepolitique.fr/profil/david-lisnard
Polymarket: https://polymarket.com/fr/event/next-french-presidential-election
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What the US Midterms Mean for Europe
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On Tuesday, the US electorate delivered a stunning repudiation of Trumpism, delivering potential relief to Europe’s never-ending headaches. In this video, we’re taking a look at the election and how Europe could be impacted by the recent midterms.
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Sources:
Ukraine-section
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-worries-donald-trump-prefers-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-war/
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/three-branches/what-president-can-do-cannot-do
https://www.politico.eu/article/five-things-europe-monitor-democrats-blitz-donald-trump-us-midterms/
https://theconversation.com/us-midterms-what-a-new-congress-could-and-could-not-change-for-europe-295007
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47275
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/midterms-congress-democrats-agenda-01147304
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-midterm-election-2026-interview/
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RS22654
https://www.politico.eu/article/five-things-europe-monitor-democrats-blitz-donald-trump-us-midterms/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-hold-trilateral-talks-with-ukraine-russia-abu-dhabi-next-week-us-official-2026-11-02/
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/11/04/politics/pete-hegseth-impeachment-trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/republicans-democrats-lame-duck-agenda-01149079
Tariffs section:
Far-right section:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-11-03/europe-braces-for-results-of-us-midterm-elections
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-midterm-election-democrats-blue-tsunami-hope-mockery-europe/
https://www.politico.eu/article/five-things-europe-monitor-democrats-blitz-donald-trump-us-midterms/
00:00 – Introduction
01:18 – Tariffs
02:31 – Ukraine
04:31 – Far-right parties
05:55 – Conclusion
07:07 – Too Long
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Can the EU Survive a Far Right Wave?
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This coming year is set to be a big one for Europe. In this video, we dive deeper into four upcoming elections and explore how they could shape the future of the union and the continent.
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Sources:
Big Four Elections
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Spanish_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_French_presidential_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Italian_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Polish_parliamentary_election
Polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/spain/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/france/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/poland/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/italy/
https://politpro.eu/en/spain
https://politpro.eu/en/poland/political-parties/kon
Political Contexts
https://www.ft.com/content/ec433e1f-bdb4-4a1c-868e-e1c7c4121f45
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spains-housing-crisis-bursts-into-spotlight-snap-election-2026-10-06/
https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-far-right-vox-inspiration-giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-italy/
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/marine-le-pen-vs-alice-weidel-how-the-far-right-wants-to-reshape-the-eu
https://tvpworld.com/94671737/poland-pis-sinks-to-21-year-low-as-morawiecki-launches-new-caucus
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcms.13602
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/27/giorgia-meloni-is-fusing-populism-and-moderation
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/10/29/vannacci-ue-nato-balzano/8554209/
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/10/29/vannacci-ue-nato-balzano/8554209/
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-doomed-irrelevance-facing-us-china-competition-italy-pm-giorgia-meloni-says/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament
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How the Coming “Election Supercycle” Could Reshape the EU
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This coming year is set to be a big one for Europe. In this video, we dive deeper into four upcoming elections and explore how they could shape the future of the union and the continent.
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that’s not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can’t wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
Sources:
Big Four Elections
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Spanish_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_French_presidential_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Italian_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Polish_parliamentary_election
Polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/spain/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/france/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/poland/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/italy/
https://politpro.eu/en/spain
https://politpro.eu/en/poland/political-parties/kon
Political Contexts
https://www.ft.com/content/ec433e1f-bdb4-4a1c-868e-e1c7c4121f45
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spains-housing-crisis-bursts-into-spotlight-snap-election-2026-10-06/
https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-far-right-vox-inspiration-giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-italy/
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/marine-le-pen-vs-alice-weidel-how-the-far-right-wants-to-reshape-the-eu
https://tvpworld.com/94671737/poland-pis-sinks-to-21-year-low-as-morawiecki-launches-new-caucus
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcms.13602
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/27/giorgia-meloni-is-fusing-populism-and-moderation
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/10/29/vannacci-ue-nato-balzano/8554209/
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/10/29/vannacci-ue-nato-balzano/8554209/
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-doomed-irrelevance-facing-us-china-competition-italy-pm-giorgia-meloni-says/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament
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